curious question, just for fun

If a member of the emergency services had exemption from speed limits on their licence, and took a driving test - say DSA Cardington, could the examiner actually fault them for driving over the speed limit?

Assume it was all safe, say they did 80mph on a nsl dual. The examiner can say "you broke the limit" but this driver could say "no I didn't, the limit doesn't apply to me" .... could you be faulted for breaking a limit that doesn't apply to you?

Re: curious question, just for fun

Sorry I don't get where the "Just for fun" part comes in to this topic either lol.

Anyway, here is my tuppence worth: The exemptions are not on someone's driving licence. The speed limit exemptions only applies where the vehicle is being used for a Police, Fire or Ambulance PURPOSE and it can be proved the observing the speed limit would HINDER the use of the vehicle for that purpose.

For the test, it would not be used for one of those purposes, nor would the speed limit hinder the use of the vehicle on that occasion so the exemption could not be claimed. Additionally, the criteria of the test is that all speed limits must be complied with.

Hope that helps, and please do let us know where the fun part was because I missed it lol.

Regards,

Kev D.

Police Driver TrainerGrade 6 ADI - May 2013

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